Child Health Services

Child Health Services provides primary, comprehensive pediatric care to high risk infants, children and adolescents up to age 18. The multi-disciplinary team includes clerical staff, health screening technicians, registered nurses, nutritionist, medical social workers and pediatricians. Physician services are provided by faculty from the Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, College of Osteopathic Medicine. The office also serves as a practicurn site for third year medical students and family practice residents.

Services provided include preventive health maintenance exams, health screening assessments and lab tests, treatment of acute and chronic problems and referrals to specialists. Client health education, nutrition and social work counseling are provided in the clinic and in the client's home, if indicated.

Refugee children to age 18 who are new arrivals in Lansing receive comprehensive health screening and treatment of problems in collaboration with the Refugee Services branch of Catholic Social Services. Their staff schedules appointments, provides transportation, translation, assistance with obtaining and taking medication, and keeping appointments. Most of the children continue to receive ongoing primary health care at Child Health Services.

Clients are referred as appropriate to other health department services such as W.I.C., the Immunization Clinic, Children's Special Health Care Services, Public Health Nursing and Disease Control. Clinic staff also work with many community agencies such as the Ingham County Family Independence Agency, Foster Care Services, Headstart, Lansing School Nurses, Community Mental Health, and hospitals. Children with physical, developmental, language or speech problems are referred to Early On/Child Find at the Ingham Intermediate School District and to the Lansing School District Pre-Primary Diagnostic Center for further evaluation and provision of needed services.